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- Religious Education News - Erika Tokich
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- Out of School Hours Care Provider for St Michael’s in 2024
- School Sport ACT - ACT Teams Selection - 2024
- BelNorth Soccer!
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| Important Dates & Reminders | Time | Event |
| 28 Feb- 1 March | Year 5/6 Camp | |
| Thursday 7 March | Swimming Carnival @ Stromlo Leisure Centre | |
| Thursday 7 March | Reconciliation Formation Parent meeting @ 6pm | |
| Friday 8 March | Healthy Harold- Kinder visit | |
| Monday 11 March | Canberra Day Public Holiday | |
| Friday 22 March | School Photos | |
| Friday 22 March | Palm Sunday Liturgy K-2 | |
| Friday 29 March | Good Friday | |
| Monday 1 April | Easter Monday Public Holiday | |
| Tuesday 9 April | Cross Country Carnival | |
| Friday 12 April | Term 1 Ends |
Dear Parents and Carers,
As part of their professional teaching standards https://www.aitsl.edu.au/standards teachers are required to create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments. In late January, all CECG schools were given the opportunity to hear Dr. Tim McDonald, former Executive Director, Catholic Education WA and Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University. Tim is a classroom management expert and author of Classroom Management (Oxford University Press, 2019). Tim’s work is based around the premise that classroom behaviours and norms require explicit teaching and direction. He aims to help teachers to,
- Create calm and ordered classrooms where learning takes priority.
- Engage students in learning and give them freedom to focus without disruption.
- Instill positive – not punitive – strategies to build belonging, responsibility, and generosity.
Tim’s philosophy sits comfortably with Catalyst initiatives, as it is tried, tested and research based. https://www.classroommastery.com.au/ Teachers have discussed Tim’s approaches and are using some of these to enhance the good practice already in place at St Michael’s.
The beginning of the school year is a particularly important time for all staff and leadership to establish routines and procedures that ensure all students can live and learn safely and effectively. Just as families establish routines e.g. bedtime or meals, we establish school routines e.g. entering classrooms, keeping hands off others, wearing hats. We thank our families who trust and support us in our vision, to live and learn in harmony with others, inspired by the life and teachings of Jesus.
Many Blessings
Judy Egan
Principal
NAPLAN 2024
Special wishes to those children who will celebrate their birthday this week:
| Luca W | 5/6 Pink |
| William A | 1/2 Red |
| Yattani A | 5/6 Pink |
Congratulations to the following students who achieved a Harmony Award this week.
Well done!!
| KYellow | Hunter C |
| 1/2Blue | Nixon A |
| 1/2Red | Zaine N |
| 3/4Green | Cameron J |
| 3/4Orange | Lesina K |
| 5/6Indigo | Aveline D |
| 5/6Pink | Maxwell F |
My name is Jo, and I am happy to be back as the School Counsellor at St Michaels in 2024.
I have a psychology and counselling background and I have a great passion in working with young people. I feel it is a great privilege to be able to support them with their growth, emotions, relationships, and any other concerns they might be experiencing.
The school counselling program is a first port of call in supporting your child’s mental wellbeing within the school environment. I am able to provide short-term counselling intervention sessions over a few weeks and provide support and guidance in accessing external services if required. Feel free to touch base with any questions or concerns relating to the counselling service at your school, happy to chat through the program and the support I can offer in this role. I am at the school on a Monday each week.
If you would like to make a referral for your child, please use the link below to access the form – once the referral has been put through, I will be in touch as soon as possible.
https://catholiccare.force.com/housing/s/school-referral-form
I look forward to working with you and your school throughout 2024!
Parish Sacramental Program 2024
2024 Parish Sacramental Program – for students who are baptised and in years 4-6 in 2024.
Sacraments to be celebrated in 2024
Sacrament of Reconciliation – will be celebrated during term 1 on:
Tuesday 2 April in St Michael’s Church, Kaleen;
Wednesday 3 April in St Monica’s Church, Evatt; and
Thursday 4 April in St Monica’s Church, Evatt.
Registrations are now open. Registration for the Sacrament must be made via the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Qkr! App (NOT the school app).
If you are registering more than 1 child you will need to fully complete and pay for each separate registration.
No late registrations will be accepted after the closing date.
Sacrament of First Communion - will be celebrated across the four Sunday Parish Masses on the weekend of 15 and 16 June.
Sacrament of Confirmation – will be celebrated on 17, 18, and 19 September.
For further Information – please contact the Sacramental Program Coordinator at sc.belconnennorth@cg.org.au or check the parish website at www.cg.org.au/belconnennorth
Please see the Family Engagement in Faith flyer for activities you could do with your family during Lent.
Meet Ronita from the Philippines. Ronita lives with her husband and two children in a barangay (local district) in Quezon City, which is situated in Metro Manila in the Philippines. She went back to school to finish her education so that she could earn income to support her children.
Meet Leaia from Samoa. Not having access to a reliable source of clean water was very difficult for Leaia and her family. But, with the support of Caritas Australia, a water tank was installed at their home, improving their health and living conditions.
Meet Memory from Malawi. Memory, the eldest daughter from a rural Malawian family, trained to become a carpenter and is now a trailblazer for future generations of women in her village.
To find out more about Project Compassion and the women mentioned above, visit the Caritas Australia website:
https://www.caritas.org.au/project-compassion/
You can donate through Project Compassion donation boxes or online by visiting our school fundraising page:
https://schools.projectcompassion.org.au/o/st-michaels-primary-school-kaleen
Library
Volunteers Needed
We have just received a delivery of K-2 reading resources as part of our InitialLit program. If you are able to assisit with covering books, we would really appreciate any help with this task. There are hundreds of books and it would be great to get them in classrooms as soon as we can.
Please see Mrs Hardwicke if you are able to help.
Sport News
Save the Date
Swimming Carnival - Thursday 7 March, Stromlo Leisure Centre
Cross Country –Tuesday 9 April
Erin Hardwicke
Community Services #1 are pleased to announce that we will be the Out of School Hours Care Provider for St Michael’s in 2024.
Information about our service
Daily session fees and opening hours:
Before School Care: 7.00am-8.45am - $27.00 per session * - includes breakfast
After School Care: 3.00pm-6.00pm - $41.00 per session * – includes afternoon tea and a late snack after 5pm
* Session fees are calculated before the Child Care Subsidy is applied.
Program:
Children have access to a wide range of resources such as sports equipment, board games, construction, art and craft, books, small world, dramatic play and loose parts. Experiences planned by and with the children are run each session as well as spontaneous experiences based on children’s interests on the day.
Expressions of interest and more information
If you would like to submit an expression of interest for care in 2024 or have any questions, please email stmichaels@communityservices1.org and you will be sent through information regarding enrolment.
We look forward to meeting you next year.
Regards,
Emily
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Emily Richardson Operations Director – Early Childhood Education and Care Head Office: 1800 960 938 PO Box 7, Narrabundah ACT 2604 |
School Sport ACT - ACT Teams Selection - Important Information
Please see the School Sport ACT webpage http://www.schoolsportaustralia.edu.au/stateterritory-school-sport-offices/school-sport-act/ or Facebook page for the most up to date information.
SCHOOL SPORT ACT TRIALS – Please keep an eye on the School Sport ACT website www.schoolsportact.asn.au for upcoming ACT trials. The process for registering can be found below. If you need any assistance registering your child please feel free to ask for assistance.
How to register your child with School Sport ACT
School Sport ACT now collects all registration information online – this is to prevent the movement to and fro of a paper note and have all information readily available to officials prior to the trial. As this process incurs a fee for data storage, system maintenance and admin, a small fee payment via credit card will be required.
- Go to the School Sport ACT website – www.schoolsportact.asn.au
- Click Register (top right corner of homepage) for an Account – enter parent details and password
- A confirmation email will be sent to your chosen email that will contain a link that you must click on to verify the email account.
- Click Log In (top right hand corner of home page) enter password then click on top tab My Profile
- You will see a ‘dashboard’ of your information, click green box to Add Student – enter student and medical details and save.
- Go to the Sports Tab – choose your specific sport, click on Trial Information box then click on the Register to Trial link.
- Select your child’s name from the dropdown box and then enter the optional fields for Playing History, Preferred Position (if applicable) and Representative Experience. If you are already in the system, ensure your child’s school is up to date in your profile – have they moved onto High School?
